Catalyst Catering

Our group toured the San Antonio Food Bank (excellent - highly recommend!). We arranged for lunch catered by Catalyst after the tour.There was a minimum order of 12 for lunch. We narrowed down Catalyst's lunch menu to give our group fewer options. Most selected a lunch box a la Jason's Deli. A few of us opted for salads. All were pleased.I'd had some appetizers from Catalyst at a wine event at the Botanical Gardens, so I was expecting good, fresh fare and my expectations were upheld.Catalyst offers catering for all occasions including holiday parties. If you're in the market for catered food, check out the current menu on Catalyst's website - if you'll be spending for food anyway, why not support an organization that puts its proceeds back into the community? And it's not like you have to make the "crunchy" choice at the expense of quality: the food is good, y'all!

Catalyst Catering is a catering service run by San Antonio Food Bank. The food bank uses purchased foods ( not donated ) for their catering. Culinary students who are receiving their 18 week training at the Food Bank prepare entrees, hors d' oeuvres , desserts and drinks for customers. My workplace had a retreat and I had the opportunity to try the delicious food made by the culinary school. Catalyst catering has a large menu that an event planner can choose from. Our group was catered breakfast and lunch. Breakfast consisted of fresh fruit ( pineapple, strawberries, red and white grapes) , fresh coffee, OJ, mini cinnamon and cherry Danish pastries as well as breakfast tacos. I came late so I missed out on the breakfast tacos, but those pastries were to die for along with the fresh fruit. Lunch included Panko crusted baked stuffed chicken with a vegetable medley and beef pot roast with roasted garlic and bacon mashed potatoes. I tried both and they were both delicious. The only complaint was the sliced potatoes in the pot roast were very salty. Dessert included these wonderful Apple and cherry pies with a delicious crust. Looking at the prices on their website catering is incredibly reasonable-$14 for a pie that serves 8 people, breakfast tacos ( 2 for $3), chicken $11 per person. Catalyst catering services made $500,000 in previous years which goes back to the food bank & the community . They cater any event from work retreats to quinceneras to weddings. I really felt glad that my workplace got a great meal while at the same time giving back to the community by using Catalyst catering services.

Unfortunately the breakfast options that we selected were very greasy, cold, bacon option not cook correctly (undercooked) and croissant were smashed pretty flat. Not the presentation on the companies website.